Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged. The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth.

Far beyond Pluto, where sunlight is faint and temperatures remain extremely low, countless icy bodies drift through the outer ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

For now, life thrives on our oxygen-rich planet. But Earth's atmosphere won't always be so welcoming. In fact, scientists predict that Earth will eventually undergo a drastic atmospheric shift—one ...

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This infographic shows the multiple layers of our atmosphere, extending from the ground up into space, and how the new dataset compares in coverage to those currently available. Credit: D.Koshin, K.

Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.

A new study presents a geological explanation for the East Antarctic Ice Sheet's head start. This annual phenomenon can influence weather in a variety of ways, from raising local temperatures to ...

Over more than a decade at Mars, the orbiter revealed how the solar wind strips away the planet’s atmosphere — and why the world lost its water.